[25 MARCH - 11 APRIL 2009]
Warmth
A Centre For Art, Auckland

Warmth is about electrical noise, static, hum and resonance emitted by old deteriorating sound equipment – in this
case 1970s sound components made in New Zealand and the UK. I like to think of this deterioration as extra layers of
sound, like blankets of sonic texture, that sit on top of the intended sound signal. The dubplate features a composition
made with sounds recorded from the record player, amplifier and speakers. When you drop the needle into a groove,
the process of folding the layers of sound back into the self-noise of the system creates a new sound piece, specific to
this sound setup.